BEEF_STOCKER TRENDS_ A Penton Media Property October 6, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/beef/v/887 NEWS --Hollinger Cattle Company Wins National Stocker Award G-Three Cattle Co., Thomas Cattle Buying Services are Runners-up Hollinger Cattle Co. -- Leo and Jeannie Hollinger -- at Camden, AL is the winner of the 2009 National Stocker Award (NSA). The NSA was established in 2006 by BEEF Magazine and Elanco Animal Health to underscore the integral role of the stocker sector and to recognize the top operations within that sector. Each year, stocker and backgrounding operations from across the nation are nominated for the prestigious award. G-Three Cattle Co. of Uniontown, KS and Thomas Cattle Buying Services of Williston, FL were named runners-up in what the selection committee termed a field of nominees rich in commitment and creativity employed to grow quality, healthy cattle for the next phase of production. Along with the recognition, Hollinger Cattle Co. receives $5,000 cash provided by Elanco Animal Health, as well as an expense-paid trip to this year's National Cattlemen's Beef Association convention in San Antonio. G-Three Cattle Co. and Thomas Cattle Buying Services each receive $1,000 cash. You can read some of the specifics about each of these operations here. For complete coverage, see the October issue of BEEF magazine in your mailbox or at www.beefmagazine.com (http://www.beefmagazine.com). For more information about the contest, see www.nationalstockeraward.com (http://www.nationalstockeraward.com). To view the full article go to: http://beefmagazine.com/beefstockertrends/1006-hollinger-wins-stocker-award --Black And White Exodus -- Round III Here they come again -- dairy cows and heifers -- in the third dairy herd retirement program this year, the fourth in 12 months. Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced the latest buy-out Thursday, Oct. 1. "The herd retirement of late 2008, plus the two herd retirements so far in 2009, have removed 226,000 cows from the nation's dairy herds," said Jerry Kozak, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, which manages CWT. "Those efforts have helped adjust the supply of milk more in line with demand. This third herd retirement of 2009, along with a stabilizing global economy, should further accelerate the recovery in dairy farmers' prices." As with previous retirements CWT didn't indicate how many cows it hopes to put out of the industry's misery this lap. Late last year, a cadre of beef analysts projected CWT would be gunning for as many as 350,000 during 2009. Arguably, cull cow and trim prices have suffered the harshest direct price damage so far. Cooperatives Working Together is being funded by dairy cooperatives and individual dairy farmers, who are contributing $0.10/cwt. assessment on their milk production through December 2010. STOCKER MANAGEMENT --Clover For Nitrogen And Increased Forage Utilization Adding clover to grass pastures is one of those rare opportunities stocker operators have to slug two birds with the single proverbial stone. "Legumes offer benefits in both fescue and bermudagrass pastures. In bermudagrass, legumes extend the grazing season by providing forage in spring before bermudagrass breaks dormancy and the nitrogen that is recycled through grazing and decaying plant material gives a yield boost for the bermuda," explains John Jennings, a forage specialist at the University of Arkansas (UA). "In fescue, legumes reduce fescue toxicity as well as providing nitrogen." For perspective, UA researchers drilled toxic and non-toxic tall fescue pastures with a blend of annual and perennial legumes including hairy vetch (10 lbs./acre), Dixie Crimson clover (10 lbs./acre), and Regal Graze White clover (2 lbs./acre). Seed cost was $47.70 per acre, not including equipment costs or fuel. To view the full article go to: http://beefmagazine.com/beefstockertrends/1006-clover-nitrogen-forage-utilization EVENTS --Calendar Of Events Oct. 29-30 -- HOLT CAT Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management, King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or krirm.tamuk.edu (http://krirm.tamuk.edu). Dec. 14-16 -- Lectureship on Managerial Accounting for Ranchers, King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or krirm.tamuk.edu (http://krirm.tamuk.edu). Feb. 23-24 -- 2010 Mid-South Stocker Conference, Montgomery Bell State Park, Dickson, TN; contact Jim Neel (865-974-7294; jneel@utk.edu (mailto:jneel@utk.edu)); Jeff Lehmkuhler, (859-257-2853 jeff.lehmkuhler@uky.edu (mailto:jeff.lehmkuhler@uky.edu)). CONTACT --Send Questions & Comments To... 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